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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2017 RBS Six Nations] Round 4: Wales v Ireland (11/02/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 842523" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>Agreed. When I look at the Irish and Welsh teams, it's evident that Schmidt is doing a better job of bringing through younger talent than Howley/Gatland. Arguably, certain players could be being more actively 'cycled-out', but that's no different than it is for England - for Best and SOB, you could just as easily refer to Hartley and Haskell.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of how next week pans out, I think Ireland were always going to be in a transition after the Lions tour anyway. Key players like Best and Heaslip as well as Ryan and Bowe are realistically too old to be starters in 2019, but with decent replacements already identified and in the mix with Cronin/Scannell/Tracy, Conan, Dillane and Sweetnam, I think Ireland are in a better position to evolve than Wales are right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 842523, member: 59968"] Agreed. When I look at the Irish and Welsh teams, it's evident that Schmidt is doing a better job of bringing through younger talent than Howley/Gatland. Arguably, certain players could be being more actively 'cycled-out', but that's no different than it is for England - for Best and SOB, you could just as easily refer to Hartley and Haskell. Regardless of how next week pans out, I think Ireland were always going to be in a transition after the Lions tour anyway. Key players like Best and Heaslip as well as Ryan and Bowe are realistically too old to be starters in 2019, but with decent replacements already identified and in the mix with Cronin/Scannell/Tracy, Conan, Dillane and Sweetnam, I think Ireland are in a better position to evolve than Wales are right now. [/QUOTE]
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